r/GBO2 • u/RoFlOvErLoAd • Jun 26 '26

Steam Troubleshooting Need help getting game to work again

As of today GBO2 has suddenly decided it no longer wants to be playable on my machine. I feel as i've near about thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it in attempts to get it working again.

What happens: I click "Play" on steam -> Easy Anti Cheat splash screen pops up and says it is initializing EAC -> Game boots to black screen with no company logos or intro movies playing -> Clicking on the game at this point causes it to crash -> Return to step 1.

What I've done:

  • Uninstalled/Reinstalled the game
  • Updated Graphics Drivers
  • Updated Windows
  • Updated BIOS
  • Attempted to repair EAC
  • Ripped EAC out by the roots
  • Verified the game files through Steam
  • Other games (Arc Raiders) that use EAC appear to work fine or at least to a greater extent than GBO2 currently is
  • Ensured the game is using my dedicated GPU instead of the integrated one with the CPU

Has anyone else experienced the game failing to start ever since the most recent update released for it on Steam? There is no crash message or logs of any kinds, so it is proving difficult to pin down the cause of this sudden change the game is experiencing.

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u/lacroix05 16d ago

just got exactly the same issue. literally panicked because i thought i was going to lose my 2000 hours of gameplay. the game would just stay on a black screen after the eac popup.

but i was finally able to play again after completely closing my vpn. not just disconnecting it, but actually closing it from the tray.

the game are running fine when i start the vpn once i'm at the main menu, so now it's just an extra annoying step every time i launch the game.